Determining the Research Priorities for Adult Primary Brain Tumours in Australia and New Zealand: A Delphi Study with Consumers, Health Professionals, and Researchers
, Lauren J. Breen 2, Melissa Berg 1,3, Rebecca Sampson 1, Hao-Wen Sim 4,5,6,7, Hui K. Gan 8,9,10, Benjamin Y. Kong 4,11, Anna K. Nowak 12,13, Bryan W. Day 14, Rosemary Harrup 15, Melissa James 16,17, Frank Saran 18, Brett Mcfarlane 19, Chris Tse 20,21 and Eng-Siew Koh 22,23,24
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
In the work “ Determining the research priorities for adult primary brain tumors in Australia and New Zealand: A Delphi study with consumers, health professionals and researchers” the authors want to describe the priorities, barriers and enablers for adult primary brain tumour research in Australia and New Zealand. In My opinion the work was well organised and the design study was deeply descripted. The statistical analysis could be improved in the discussion to support the conclusion.
Author Response
Thank you for this positive feedback on our article.
We have presented the statistical results in the results section in the text, figures and tables and supplementary material of the manuscript. We have not provided statistical analysis in the discussion because all these details are presented elsewhere. It would be redundant to repeat such information in the discussion. We did, however, check all our statistical sentences and p values to ensure all figures are correct and in line with our discussion and conclusions.
Reviewer 2 Report
The aim of this project was to determine research priorities, barriers and enablers for adult primary brain tumour research in Australia and New Zealand. Consumers, health professionals and researchers participated in a two-phase modified Delphi study. The broad list of research priorities identified by this Delphi study, together with how consumers, health professionals and researchers prioritized items differently, provides an evidence-based research agenda for brain tumour research that is needed across a wide range of areas.
This is very interesting and important topic. Authors used appropriate methodological approach to achieve the study objectives. Presentation of results and discussion are excellent. Authors completely explained all critical points of the study. My congratulations!
Author Response
Thank you for your review of our manuscript and for the positive feedback provided.
